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Congrats to Karen on her new radio show. We’ll be posting her weekly show on TestingMom.com so come back often to listen! Here’s a summary of her show: Every parent wants to raise a great kid. Even if we don’t all agree on what it means to be a great kid, we all know one […]

The race is on! The OLSAT testing for the NYC G&T program officially launched today across the city.  We’ll be getting updates from parents over the next few weeks over what happened at the testing sites. Stay tuned for more as we head into testing season! Michael ~ NYC gifted and talented parent expert.

[audio:https://cdn.testingmom.com/uploads/Karen-Michael-weekly-QA-jan6-2011.mp3] Listen to the teleseminar above. Here are the questions answered during this 53 minute teleseminar. Questions answered during this seminar. What’s the difference between the ERB and WPPSI test? Are they the same test? I hear parents talking about the test and sometimes it sounds like the same thing but other times it doesn’t. […]

We receive this question quite a bit from parents and the answer is “yes and no”. For the NYC Gifted and Talented Program OLSAT test, you do have the opportunity to review your child’s OLSAT test results, but you must schedule a time to go to the NYC Dept. of Education (located downtown at 400 […]

[audio:https://cdn.testingmom.com/uploads/Karen-Michael-weekly-QA-dec16-2010.mp3] Listen to the teleseminar above. Here are the questions answered during this 33 minute teleseminar. When does the school notify the parents when their child will take the exam?  I know the dates for next year, I am looking for a time period.  i.e.:  one week before the exam etc? Will my daughter take […]

[audio:https://cdn.testingmom.com/uploads/Karen-Michael-weekly-QA-dec2-20101.mp3] Listen to the teleseminar above. Here are the questions answered during this 31 minute teleseminar. My child did great on the Stanford Binet and ERB.  Now it is time for the OLSAT and Bracken.  Can I assume she will perform just as well? I would like to talk about 2 letters I got from […]

[audio:https://cdn.testingmom.com/uploads/Karen-Michael-weekly-QA-nov18-2010.mp3] Listen to the tele-seminar above. Here are the questions answered during this 41 minute tele-seminar. What do I do if my child does not get a concept (the spatial matrices), no matter how much I try to teach him?  He just does not get those type of questions correct. How can I find out […]

Over the past few weeks members of the TestingMom.com team attended the parents information sessions for the NYC gifted and talented program in each of the 5 boroughs! The crowds were strongest in Manhattan and Brooklyn with Queens not too far behind. We even hopped on the ferry to attend the session in Staten Island […]

[audio:https://cdn.testingmom.com/uploads/Karen-Michael-weekly-QA-nov11-2010.mp3] Listen to the teleseminar above. Here are the questions answered during this 36 minute teleseminar. 1. Thank You for these fun activities, they have been very helpful for me and my 4 year old daugther.  I also wanted to know what kind of activities can i do for my 4 year old to improve […]

This past weekend Michael McCurdy, co-founder of TestingMom.com, presented at the AGATE (Advocacy for Gifted and Talented Education in New York) conference in New Rochelle, New York. Parents and educators gathered to hear gifted and talented experts from all over the nation to go over a variety of topics pertaining to gifted and talented in […]